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Syphax
Orange Belt
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Posts: 169
Location: United States
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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You cannot group all XMA practitioners together. Some of them are only concerned with gymnastics and showmanship, and that is just fine for them. But I know some who, although they are great at flipping and performing, can demonstrate an excellent traditional kata and have trained in traditional studios for years.
I would say that XMA, as a system, is great if used in a certain way. If it is used to enhance traditional martial arts, then I am all for it. But if it is used a substitute for the arts that have been practiced for centuries and are the "core" of true XMA training, then I do would not advise that training.
But each school/instructor is different. After all, would you group all TDK schools together based on what you observed at a TKD tournament? |
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obiwansbane
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 284
Location: Canada
Styles: Open Shotokan,
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yes xma is fun to watch indeed, and those kids have a great talent being able to do these things... will it help them in a real fight? very unlikely, but it will give them the confidence in themselves to try new things that they most likely will excell at... TMA probably being one of them
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Elky
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 225
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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XMA just bores the living daylights out of me. It's like watching someone flying a kite - there's only so many times you can watch a brightly coloured thing spinning in the air before your brain starts to go numb.
Boring - that's my assessment. |
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shukokai2000
Green Belt
Joined: 30 Oct 2004
Posts: 436
Location: manchester ENGLAND
Styles: shukokai shito-ryu ... boxing/kick boxing
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: What do you think of XMA? |
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| aruder wrote: |
| What do you know of Mike Chat's Xtreme Martial Arts program? Comments, compliments, grips, rants? |
Looks good like the movies, but not reality |
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Soo Min
Yellow Belt
Joined: 26 Sep 2005
Posts: 25
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To each his own.
I dance, and I know sometimes people think that the modern styles of dance are much cooler, much more flashy...In reality, the traditional ballet and pointe also take a very long time to master and are very physically demanding--maybe even more so--even though they are not always flashy or exciting. I guess it's the same idea...?
So I guess I know why traditionalists are annoyed. |
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ninjer
Yellow Belt
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
Posts: 90
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| The difference is your dance instructor isnt leading you to believe that you can fight.... |
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lordtariel
Black Belt
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 1709
Location: Oregon
Styles: (Past)Judo, Yang Family Tai Chi, (Current)Shito-Ryu Karate, Kobudo(Tonfajitsu)
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| The difference is your dance instructor isnt leading you to believe that you can fight.... |
I don't know if they're telling them they can... Of course, someone who wants to be really serious about it should have a grounding in a practical style before they start.
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Rateh
Green Belt
Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 372
Location: USA
Styles: Chun Kuk Do, Omega MA, BJJ
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I've never heard of anyone teaching xma that said that they could fight with the techniques. :p
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 1713
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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| I've never heard of anyone teaching xma that said that they could fight with the techniques. :p |
Good point, and I hope most people would share your sentiment. But I have met people who thought some of their stuff was appropriate for the street.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| I've never heard of anyone teaching xma that said that they could fight with the techniques. :p |
Good point, and I hope most people would share your sentiment. But I have met people who thought some of their stuff was appropriate for the street. |
Yikes, that would be ugly, quick, I think. Simple is better, in the street.
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